Missouri Senator McCaskill Faces 20 Challengers

U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri will have plenty of competition as she seeks re-election this year. Candidate filing officially came to a close Tuesday, and McCaskill drew 20 challengers. The Democratic senator will face six others from her own party. Attorney General Josh Hawley is the most prominent of her 11 Republican challengers. She also faces one Libertarian and two Green Party candidates. All eight of Missouri's U.S. House members also will face challengers, as will Democratic Auditor Nicole Galloway. All told, 625 people filed for federal and state offices in Missouri. That's just shy of the high of 633 in 2002.

A class action lawsuit is filed against Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer and three state agencies. The federal lawsuit filed Friday, claims foster children in Kansas are shuffled between homes and facilities so much that they can be essentially rendered homeless while in state custody.

A class action lawsuit is filed against Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer and three state agencies. The federal lawsuit filed Friday, claims foster children in Kansas are shuffled between homes and facilities so much that they can be essentially rendered homeless while in state custody.